One ounce, 1982
An ounce of gold cost $384.00 in January 1982. At the latest print it is worth $4,668.90.
12.2×
+1,115.9% total · +5.8% a year
Bullion
Spot gold in US dollars, 1982 to now.
Latest
$4,668.90
+$16.30(+0.4%)As of Aug 26, 2026
- ALL high
- $5,523.40
- ALL low
- $256.00
- ALL change
- +1,115.9%
- CAGR
- +5.8%
Jan 2026
Jul 1999
12.2×
44.6 years
Jul 1999
Twenty-year low
Gold bottomed after a long bear market, then spent the 2000s rebuilding.
$256.00
Sep 2011
Post-crisis peak
The 2008–2011 rally marked gold’s first run at two thousand dollars.
$1,772.00
Jan 2026
Record close
Spot gold printed the highest daily close in this series.
$5,523.40
By decade
1980s
+6.6%
$384.00 → $409.39
1990s
-31.0%
$410.00 → $283.00
2000s
+299.6%
$284.00 → $1,135.00
2010s
+32.3%
$1,118.00 → $1,479.00
2020s
+199.1%
$1,561.00 → $4,668.90